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Thomas Hale
Corporate pushback against climate action is getting desperate

Thomas Hale, who is co-chair of the independent Expert Peer Review Group of the Race to Zero campaign, says that the initiative was told they could be sued for saying new coal isn’t compatible with science-based targets.

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‘Each passing day life is becoming unbearable’: How Putin’s war in Ukraine is wreaking economic havoc from Pakistan to Sri Lanka and destabilising governments worldwide

Shahrukh Wani quoted in a feature story on emerging market crises.

Fortune
28 September 2022
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BBC News at 9

Ngaire Woods comments on the International Monetary Fund's criticism of the UK government’s tax plans.

BBC News
28 September 2022
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Political movements that use nationalism 'will have a more powerful set of messages'

Maya Tudor and Harris Mylonas speak to the show IDEAS for the series The New World Disorder, and agree that what some see as a "new" nationalism is actually a form of nationalism that has never gone away.

CBC
27 September 2022
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Forget trickle down, what the UK needs is middle-out economics

Eric Beinhocker and Nick Hanauer argue that the focus should be on the real driving force behind economic growth, the 'middle'.

The Observer
26 September 2022
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The insidious political consequences of cyberattacks

Postdoctoral Fellow Ryan Shandler's piece focused on subtle political effects of cyberattacks.

Political Violence at a Glance
13 September 2022
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Millions of people under lockdown for 1,100 cases. When will China’s zero-covid policy end?

Thomas Hale says China's zero-covid lockdown strategy is unlikely to be sustainable.

Grid
12 September 2022
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Oxford Open Doors honours Queen by celebrating city's treasures

Article mentions that the Blavatnik School is open for the Oxford Open Doors event.

Oxford Mail
10 September 2022
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What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns

Article looks at the complexities of weighing up the ultimate costs and benefits of lockdown measures, and mentions Anna Petherick and the government response tracker.

Nature
07 September 2022
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The World Tonight

Ciaran Martin comments on what approach new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss will take on devolution, Scotland independence and Northern Ireland (37:00 on timer).

BBC Radio 4
06 September 2022